FAMILY ISSUES (1A-10)

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CONSCIENCE

Conscience is that which sees that this act is or isn't consistent with my true self.

1. I must know:
     myself,
     my needs,
     my limits,
     what I have done,
     what others think of me,
     what I value,
     and why I know when things are right or wrong.

2. I must know:
     Who I can be or choose to be,
     I am not just my fears,
     I am not my needs,
     I am not what others think of me,
     I am not my institutions - church, family, job,
     I am who I am.

To become an adult does not mean to become what you'd like to be.

Dissatisfaction = growth = conflict

Therefore, when I am dissatisfied with my life (myself), I am in emotional pain or turmoil, I
grow emotionally or change.

This brings on conflict with the others in my life. They must now treat me differently, for I
have changed. They may now experience Dissatisfaction = growth = conflict. So life is always
changing.